Semester 2008B Time Distribution

Semester 2008B Time Distribution

Gemini North: Time Availability and Distribution

A minimum of 86% of the time will be
available for science use on Gemini North in 2008B. This amounts to 159 nights,
and includes a Gemini staff allocation. The remaining time will be
used for various observatory maintenance tasks, and any unused engineering time
will be returned to science.
The number of hours allocated to each partner is given in the following table.

Partner

Estimated Hours Available

US

661

UK

317

Canada

202

Australia

72

Argentina

34

Brazil

16

Univ. of Hawaii (host)

157

Gemini
Staff

131

Total

1590 (=159n)

Gemini South: Time Availability and Distribution

A minimum of 82% of the time will be
available for science use on Gemini South in 2008B. This amounts to 150 nights,
and includes 2 nights of NICI Science Verification, 18 nights of NICI campaign science, and a Gemini staff allocation.
The remaining time will be used for various observatory maintenance tasks, and
Flamingos-2 and/or MCAO commissioning activities.
Any unused engineering time will be returned to science. The number of hours allocated to each partner is given in the following table.

Partner

Estimated Hours Available

US

533

UK

252

Canada

151

Australia

55

Argentina

27

Brazil

19

Chile (host)

162

Gemini Staff

101

NICI Verification and Campaign

200

Total

1500 (=150n)

Time Adjustments

To
maintain overall balance amongst the partnership, the values shown
above for both Gemini North and South have been
adjusted from the nominal partner shares as a result of actual time
charged through 2007B. Time trades between partners are also
included. The time allocations shown here were recommended
by the Operations Working Group in January 2008.
The number of nights is approximated by int(hours/10).